The Amazing Johnathan
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What begins as a documentary following the final tour of a dying magician - "The Amazing Johnathan" - becomes an unexpected and increasingly bizarre journey as the filmmaker struggles to separate truth from illusion.
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| Homepage | https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-amazing-johnathan-documentary-c71d9209-3142-4b3e-bbcb-2fe4d28f37fe |
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| Release Date | 2019-08-16 |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Directors | Ben Berman, Ben Berman, Dan Adlerstein |
| Producers | Miranda Bailey, Ben Berman, Russell Wayne Groves, Amanda Marshall, Jacob Perlin, Jason Beck, Kirk C. Johnson, Jon Mugar, Simon Chinn, Dan Adlerstein, Tom Pieczkolon, Jonathan Roig, Natalie Whalen, Clark Baker |
| Writers | Ben Berman, Joshua Cohen, Clark Baker |
‘The Amazing Johnathan Documentary’ is fascinating in the same way that a car crash scene is fascinating. You drive past and go “Holy shit!” but you never actually find out what happened. This film is a horrible legacy of a dying man, and a great disappointment for this fan who was hoping to watch one of her favourite childhood acts one last time. But if you’re looking for a film that subverts all expectations, including what you think the damn movie you’re about to see is about, this is for you. - Jess Fenton
Read Jess' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-amazing-johnathan-documentary-whose-documentary-is-it-anyway
Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.
— SWITCH.